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MD Rockfish Season on Hold Until August
While we are suffering through Excessive Heat Warnings and climbing temperatures in the Bay region this July, catch-and-release rockfish are suffering too. That’s why the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has closed the recreational striped bass fishery for the next two weeks, July 16 through July 31. All anglers and charter boat operators will have to stop fishing or target other species until August 1.
Woman from Maryland fatally shot in a park in DC
D.C. police are currently offering a reward for information regarding the shooting of a 21-year-old Maryland woman in a Southeast D.C. park on Saturday afternoon. The victim tragically lost her life in the incident. D.C. police are offering a reward for any information regarding the shooting that occurred in a...
Chesapeake And Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund Provides $35.8 Million For Ecological Restoration Projects
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding $35.8 million from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to 34 ecological restoration projects encompassing 122 sites throughout the state for Fiscal Year 2025. The projects were selected to improve water quality and habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed while building local resilience to climate impacts.
Pre-K enrollment in Maryland ticks back up under Blueprint. What are benefits, challenges?
For the first time since the pandemic, the number of children in Maryland enrolled in pre-Kindergarten programs climbed above 30,000 last year. Since then, that number has grown even more and additional enrollment is expected. The state is in the early stages of implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a decade-long education reform...
‘Rinse and repeat’: Scorching heat and storms forecast continue Tuesday
After a glimpse of relief overnight, when temperatures briefly dropped into the lower 80s for most of the D.C. area, Tuesday will feel similar to Monday, with record-breaking heat and severe storm conditions beginning in the afternoon. Any overnight reprieve will be gone by midday, as temperatures are expected to...
Bringing a taste of Korea to Maryland
Korean cuisine was on the menu at Waldorf West Library on July 8. The library hosted a Korean food workshop to help educate groups of all ages on how to make dishes like gimbap and yubuchobap. Gimbap is a Korean dish made from cooked rice, vegetables, fish and meat rolled in seaweed. Yubuchobap is a variation of gimbap, with contents stuffed into a fried tofu pocket. ...
Buildings Evacuated, Library Closed After Driver Causes Gas Leak In Bethesda
First responders were called to Davis Library on Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda at around 3:30 p.m. on July 16, where there was a reported gas leak after the crash, officials say. Crews from Washington Gas responded to the scene and were able to shut off the high-pressure gas line to...
Police: New York man allegedly demanded gold bars from Silver Spring woman or Russia would take her money
SILVER SPRING, Md. (DC News Now) — Police arrested a man from New York for allegedly demanding an 82-year-old woman to transfer her assets into gold bars over to him or Russia was going to take her money. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said 19-year-old Zhenyong Weng, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested for […]
DC restaurant to pay over $526K in wage theft settlement
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Tuesday that Swahili Village M Street, a Kenyan fine-dining restaurant also widely known as “the Consulate,” must pay $526,973 to resolve a 2023 wage theft lawsuit. In the lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleged that Swahili Village DC “systematically stole wages […]
Police: 1 person in custody following attempted ATM theft in Crofton
One person is in custody after an attempted ATM theft in Crofton Tuesday morning. Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County police conducted a woodland search for two burglary suspects. Officers said the burglary happened at the Shore United Bank on Route 450 just before 8 a.m. Police said the...
Defense Disagrees With Stabbing Defendant’s Competency Finding
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld granted a defense motion on July 16 to continue a stabbing defendant’s mental observation hearing until they can get a second opinion. Lenare Leath, 21, is charged with assault with...
Here's how long $1 million in savings lasts retirees in DC
WASHINGTON - A new study found that $1 million won’t last retirees long in DC compared to other states. The study, published by personal finance site GoBankingRates, found that $1 million dollars in DC would last retirees the third shortest amount of time of any state at 11 years, 10 months and 25 days. The District narrowly beat out Hawaii and Massachusetts at approximately 9 years, seven months and 11 years, eight months respectively.
Judge Tables Modified Release Decisions for Shooting Co-Defendants
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Defense attorney Alvin Thomas asked DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe to modifyrelease conditions for shooting defendants during a July 16 hearing. Daniel Cary, 29, and Chantel Stewart, 33, are charged with two counts of assault...
JD Vance owns a $1.5M home in Alexandria. Here's what his neighbors have to say
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ohio Senator JD Vance, who owns a home in Alexandria, is stirring reactions in the community. Del Ray is considered a left-of-center community, now home to a clearly right-of-center candidate to be the next vice president of the United States. JD Vance is not putting Del Ray on the map, but his decision to buy a home here was the talk of this community Tuesday.
Dangerous heatwave hits DC area, setting new records
The Washington Metropolitan area is experiencing a dangerous heatwave, prompting warnings and precautions from officials. Currently, the area is on its third consecutive day of temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. FOX 5's Caitlin Roth delivers the forecast.
Families mourn death of 2 dogs after stay at Virginia PetSmart, investigation underway
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — Animal Control in Alexandria, Virginia confirms to 7News that it is now investigating the death of two separate dogs who stayed at the Potomac Yard PetSmart in June. The dogs stayed at PetSmart’s “Petshotel” during the same week and died just two days apart.
Indiana Corn, Soybean Farmers Advocating for Better Policy in DC
Members of the Indiana Corn Growers Association and Indiana Soybean Alliance Membership and Policy Committee are advocating for better policy in Washington, D.C. this week as they meet with other corn and soybean growers from around the country. Ferdinand, Indiana farmer JR Roesner is an Indiana Corn Growers Association board...
‘It’s bizarre’: Community reeling after suspects ram into Silver Spring gas station in failed attempt to steal ATM
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said it is investigating an attempted burglary after someone drove a vehicle into a Sunoco gas station and tried to take an ATM Tuesday morning. Police said that just after 2 a.m., officers were called to the 12000 block of Cherry Hill […]
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